Supermicro X10QBL-4CT

Motherboard

Supermicro X10QBL-4CT Main Picture


The Supermicro X10QBL-4CT motherboard can support up to four of Intel's Xeon E7 v4/v3 series processors - from either the 4XXX or 8XXX series. That for up to 96 total cores, or 192 threads, in a single computer! It is mainly geared toward servers, which shows in it's limited rear-panel port configuration: integrated VGA graphics with a few USB 2.0, serial, and a pair of 10Gb Ethernet ports - as well as the inclusion of an IPMI module for remote management. Due to its massive size, which is necessary to accommodate four CPU sockets, the selections of cases capable of fitting it is also very limited. Here at Puget Systems, though, we had adapted this board to work in a tower chassis with relatively quiet cooling - which makes it excellent for us as a scientific computing workstation.
William George (Marketing Project Manager)
William George (Marketing Project Manager) Says:
It is worth noting that Windows operating systems are often limited to a specific number of physical processors that they can use. Windows 10 is limited to one (Home) or two (Pro) CPUs - so if you want to use this motherboard then none of the normal versions of Windows will suffice. Instead you need a Windows Server edition or Linux.

Model: Supermicro X10QBL-4CT

Specifications

Socket Quad 2011
CPU Compatibility  Intel Xeon processor E7-8800 v4/v3 / E7-4800 v4/v3 family (18-Core), w/ QPI up to 9.6 GT/s
Form Factor Other
Chipset Manufacturer Intel
Chipset Intel C602J
Front Side Bus QuickPath Interconnect
Network Connectivity Dual 10G Networking
Network Controller Intel i350 Dual port GbE LAN
Cooling System Heatsink
Color Green
Memory Support
Type DDR4 ECC Registered
Maximum Speed 1600 MHz
Number of Slots 32
Maximum Size per Slot 64 GB
Maximum Amount Supported 2048 GB
Onboard Video
Processor Type ASPEED 2400
VGA 1
External Connections
USB 2.0 3
LAN (RJ45) 2
Mgmt LAN (RJ45) 1
Serial (COM) Port 1
Internal Connections
USB 2.0 1 (providing 2 ports)
SATA II 3.0Gbps 4
SATA III 6.0Gbps 2
SAS 8
Serial (Com) 1
SATA Controllers
SATA II 3.0Gbps Controller 1 4 port - Intel C602J
SATA III 6.0Gbps Controller 1 2 port - Intel C602J
Expansion Slots
Slot 1 PCI Express 3.0 x8
Slot 2 PCI Express 3.0 x16
Slot 3 PCI Express 3.0 x8
Slot 4 PCI Express 3.0 x16
Additional Information
RAID Support 0,1,5,10 (SATA); 0,1,10 (SAS)
BIOS Features
EZ Flash No
OC Profiles No
Dimensions
Height 417 mm (16.4 in)
Width 426 mm (16.8 in)

Includes a built-in TPM module